I have the palate of an 11-year-old with a badly burned tongue, so I don’t get to write many food reviews. Once, I wrote about a really good sandwich. Another time, I reviewed a spicy tea. Neither of them required adjectives besides “good” or “spicy.” I can’t differentiate among levels…

My dad hates Father’s Day. He hates making a fuss. He’s one of those dads who thinks if you can’t appreciate him every day, don’t waste the effort on Father’s Day. He’s also one of those guys who says, “Oh, I don’t need any presents. I have everything I need,”…

If you like burgers or the word “unctuous,” this week in Dallas blogs was a delightful bounty. If you prefer barbecue and invention conventions, just ’til tomorrow. Read on. City of Ate Andrew Marton stretches his vocabulary in his review of The Office (“unctuous”? Twice? Down, Chowhound), a restaurant whose…

My apartment has less counter space than Barbie’s Dream House. It’s not uncommon for me to balance a cutting board on a hot burner, or on my lap as I sit cross-legged on the floor, or even to find an unpleasant chunk of garlic in the food because I got…

Living in a place where Satan would wear an umbrella hat and a fanny-pack full of Blue Ice, I’m proud that I made it as long as I did without suffering heat exhaustion. Last Thursday, in between chukkers of a polo match (a sport I am learning to play because…

If you’re serious about keeping your kids off dope and out of liquor cabinets, researchers at Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) say one of the best things you can do is simply talk with them while they suck down plates of home-cooked macaroni and hot…

There was plenty still going on with In-N-Out and food trucks this week, but I think we all need some time off. Instead, Dallas blogs have soda-and-burger paintings, fighting words about sous-vide and sweaters, and Miami spurting some nonsense. Read on. City of Ate Jenny Block had a beautiful time…

With summer here, inevitably someone is going to suggest I give up the burden of air conditioning, properly prepared food, washed hair and a comfy mattress to enjoy the pleasures of sleeping on dirt, swatting mosquitoes and eating unrefrigerated food badly prepared over a smokey fire. This, supposedly, is done…

If you’re not charmed by the food truck fad, then this week may have been slightly dull. If a food truck sighting is tantamount to spying a unicorn or an In-N-Out, then the blogosphere has some good news for you. It has something for you non-believers too. You like pictures…

I have spent about 17 minutes of my entire life dieting. I did it to teach myself healthy eating habits so my body doesn’t explode on my 25th birthday, when my metabolism is supposed to screech to a halt. But in those 17 minutes, I was even grumpier and hungrier…

After 12 years of growing grouchier and more haggard, Alton Brown announced a few weeks ago that he’s putting Good Eats out to pasture. Presumably, he’s ditching science class for something more lucrative, like Welch’s grape juice and the warmed-over Iron Chef: America, leaving viewers to get their food science…

This week, presumably, Dallas has moved past waiting three hours for and crying over hamburgers. We’re on to more sophisticated things, like hamburgers with 8,000 calories, ballpark grub and how much we all hate the word “gooey.” Read on. City of Ate Jenny Block couldn’t find much wrong with Vijay…

I am suspicious of at-home remedies. I don’t believe in a cure until a stranger in a white coat feels up my glands and then prescribes it to me, in the form of an innocuous-looking pill, a potentially addicting spray or a vile-tasting serum. I believe in pumping my body…

Copper River salmon is nearly back in season, and Dallas plans to open up a new Central Market this year. A recipe for soft shell crab emerges. That’s all that happened this week in food bloggery. Oh, and some burger joint named In-N-Out opened in Frisco…. City of Ate Andrew…

No, hold on. Don’t leave yet. I know that I, disgruntled bearer of coffee and a bad attitude, should be the last breathing person to give serving advice. But I’ve worked in restaurants for years. I’ve talked some tables into leaving a few extra dollars, and I’ve frustrated others into…

It sounds like soft shell crabs and In-N-Out are finally coming to Dallas, so it’s been a good week in Dallas food blogs. Read on. City of Ate Kristy Yang has some mixed feelings about Il Cane Rosso. She was disappointed to find the homemade pasty was gummy and bland…

It’s a little bit sexist to assume that your mother is yearning for a kitchen gadget this Mother’s Day. It’s also a bit forward of us to assume that’s what you’re planning on getting her. Not that a gadget gift doesn’t have hit potential — kitchen goodies last longer than…

At the risk of getting punched in the face and having my journalist card revoked, I’ll repeat the cliché: There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But what about a few free drinks? Or a couple of appetizers, if you’re friends with the staff? Casual restaurants are great because…

This week, Dallasites get cheesy and try to wash away their troubles with meat soap. No, really. Read on. City of Ate Cedars Social isn’t all that great, concludes Jose Ralat Maldonado. The “comfort” food is ultimately disappointing and over salted, but hopefully you’ll be too drunk on the delicious…

If you like lists or food trucks (and who doesn’t?) it was a good week to be a Dallas blog reader. Nancy Nichols ate a bunch of steak, a blog post inspires readers to plug their iPods into onions, and Fuzzy’s Tacos shops are popping up like…. Something that pops…